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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Helen spend the rest of her summer?

2. What was Anne sent to do with Helen?

3. What season is it when Helen and her family travel for their vacation?

4. What about Helen's temperament served her well to help her overcome obstacles?

5. In what state was Helen born?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Helen imitate her father?

2. What happened when Helen arrived at the Perkins Institute and how did that make her feel?

3. What were two of the chores that Helen was able to do for her mother?

4. How did Helen feel about her Latin lessons?

5. What was a first for Helen when she attended Cambridge School for Young Ladies?

6. What happened during the rest of the summer as Helen's vocabulary grew?

7. What happened to Helen's canary?

8. How did Helen's abilities change and what did it take her a long time to be able to do?

9. What did Anne reason about the way normal children's language skills develop and how did she apply that to Helen?

10. In her final chapter, who does Helen have unkind words for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Helen believes that education is best approached when it is done in a joyful and leisurely fashion? Do you agree with her? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think books played such an important part in Helen's life? What plays the most important part in your life? Why do you think that is the case?

Essay Topic 3

What would you consider to be the main theme of this novel? Why do you think this is the theme? In what ways does this theme extend beyond the novel?

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